China’s August exports to North Korea up for third straight month
BEIJING: China's exports to North Korea rose for the third straight month in August, but were still a fraction of their pre-COVID-19 levels, Chinese customs...
US probes possible insider trading at Binance: Report
US officials are examining possible insider trading and market manipulation at Binance, Bloomberg News reported on Friday (Sep 17), potentially adding more heat to the...
India antitrust probe finds Google abused Android dominance, report shows
NEW DELHI: Google abused the dominant position of its Android operating system in India, using its "huge financial muscle" to illegally hurt competitors, the country's...
Covid-19: France suspends 3,000 unvaccinated health workers
About 3,000 health workers in France have been suspended because they have not been vaccinated against Covid-19. [caption id="attachment_13496" align="alignnone" width="1280"] Last month, healthcare and...
New aluminium capacity to eventually tame rampant prices
LONDON: A prolonged period of high aluminium prices created partly by output cuts in China is expected to encourage new capacity in other parts of...
Nissan develops technology to halve recycling cost of rare earths
TOKYO : Japan's Nissan Motor Co Ltd has developed a new technology to halve the cost of recycling rare earths used in magnet motors for...
India’s economic growth accelerates to 20.1% year-on-year in April to June quarter
[caption id="attachment_13449" align="alignnone" width="2560"] A worker moves iron pipes after unloading them at a factory in an industrial area in Mumbai, February 29, 2012. [/caption]...
Suzuki’s factory in Hungary to halt production for two weeks due to chip shortage
BUDAPEST : Japanese carmaker Suzuki is going to halt production at its factory in Hungary for two weeks in September due to a global shortage...
China August factory activity seen growing at slightly slower pace – Reuters poll
BEIJING : Growth in China's factory activity likely cooled further in August, a Reuters poll showed on Monday, as COVID-related restrictions and high raw material...
Australia considering new laws for Apple, Google, WeChat digital wallets
SYDNEY: The Australian government is considering new laws that would tighten the regulation of digital payment services by tech giants such as Apple and Alphabet's...